Railroad-tie



J. T. PELCHAT. RAILROAD TIE.

Arrucmou msn Auf-L29. 1919.

1,331,670. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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Attorney.

J. T.I PELCHAT.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED Auenzg. 1919.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

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JOSEPH T. PELCHAT, or BRADFORD, RHODEl ISLAND.k

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented renza, 1920.

Application'med August 29, 1919.Y serial No. 320,637'.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatl I, JOSEPH T. PELCHAT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bradford, in the county of ashington and State of RhodeIsland, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements inRailroad-Ties, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to railroadties and to the means for fastening Vtherails thereon.

The essential objects of my invention are to securely maintain thelrails to the tie; to prevent the lateral spread of the rail :base anges,web, and head; to furnish adequate support; to afford facile assemblageof the' parts; and to attain' these ends in a strong,

permanent, and inexpensive structure.

To the above ends essentially,'my invention consists in such parts andin such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings vwhich form a part of this specioatio`n`` vFigure 1 is an end elevation of a tie embodying my invention showing theadjacent portion of a rail, Y Y y Fig. 2, a plan view of an end portionof the tie showing the portions of the rail carried thereby broken away,i

Fig. 3, a side elevation of the tie end showing the rail in transversesection,

Fig. 4, aseotion ofthe tie withtherem'ovable parts absent taken on lineof Fig. 2,

all the parts in place,

Fig. 6, a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2,-

Fig. 7, a section Online 7-'-7 of Fig. 5', portion of the block beingbroken away, l Figs. 8 and 9, sections on line 8;-8` of Fig.-

Y parts throughout the views'.

' My tie andfastening means comprises' in the present instance an oblongtubularinetallic shelf creasing of rectangular c ross section with openends constituting the tie body, and consists'of a base'v 111, sides 15,and

to 16. It is preferably Seton stone ballast.A acent'each end ofthe tiethe wa'1ls15 areprovided with 'oblong opening'slS disposed each plate 29Fig. 5,`a similar sectionof the saniewith` opposite each other in aright hand pair and a left hand pair. Above these openingsthe top 16 iscut away to form a transverse recessed opening 20. Since both ends of mytie body and the securing devices for both rails are identical, adescription and detail showing of one end and one set of securingdevices will servel for both. Beneath the outermost openings 18 at eachend of the tieV is a transversely disposed metallic plate 22 fastened tothe walls 15 by rivets 23 through their angular ends 24 or otherwise.These plates 22 constitute partitionsV against the crushed stone whichis introduced into the open outer ends of the ties. Intermediate thepairs of openings near each end of the tie is a wooden block 26 providedwith a lateral hole 27 to'aiford a finger hold to facilitate removal ofthe block for substitution. Each block contributes its support to therail and load.

Above the blocks, and registering in the recesses 20 are rectangularsafety plates 29, each having a transversely disposed reetangularelevation 30 upon its lower face at one end, and a shoulder 32 upon itsupper face at the same en d provided with a rectangular cavit 33. Theopposite end of as a central rectangular recess 35. The side edges ofeach plate have intermediate portions cut away also, forming lon'itudinally disposed lateral recesses 36'. "Wiile the maximum width ofeach plate brings its edges flush with Vthe outer surfaces of the walls15, the recesses 36 are sufficiently deep to form spaces or openings 38lbetween the plate and-the inner surfaces of the walls 15. Through thecorner margins of each'of these plates are bolt holes 39.

The blocks 26 are insured against longitudinal movementin one directionby the elevations 30 which form abutments therefor. The shoulders32for`m abutments for the outer ends of the rail flanges.

In the drawings arev shown the usual rail- `way rails 41 comprisingflanges 43", webs 411,

and heads 415. Av further abutment for the outer. portionof the rail;iange and a cleneher or clamp therefor consists of a thick rectan gularvplate 17 having. lateral downward flanges 48 adapted to embrace the tiewalls 15. This plate' rests on the top 16 of the tie and is provided"with corner extensions or ears 50 which' with` the adjacent portionfofthe plate'ovelapsthe Harige 43. The bottom 51 to admit face of thisplate Lhasa cavityV K a notch 52.

theshoulder 32, and has also The plate is also provided in diate portionwith an`inclined opening 53, and is locked into position by a pair ofhook. bolts 55 passing through the openings 39 and through correspondingopenings 56 in the plate 4d adjacent the ears 50. Each bolt 55 comprisesa shank 57 passing through the plates and provided with a thread 58 onits outer 'end to receive a nut 59 engaging the plate. .Upon the lowerend or' shank within the tie is a lateral arm or beak 60 provided withHat oblong heads 61 registering in the right hand pair of openings'18and corresponding in shape therewith.

Insideclenchers near each endV ofthe tie also clamp the rails. prise aplate 62 seated in the recessed. opening 20'. The inner.A margin 63 ofthe plate 62 is of increased thicknessV and'isv provided upon its underface with rectangular recesses 65 toreceive the inner end of the plate29. .It is provided with depending laterall iianges 66, and withinwardly direct-ed ears 67 overlapping the inner margin oit the railiiange 43 against which the plate 62 abuts. Intermediate the recesses 65-upon the under side 'of the plate 62 is a depending beak or abutment 69`disposed parallel u ith the rail and provided with a curved 'forwardface adapted to engage the face of the block 26. Extending outwardlyfrom an intermediate portion of the beak and integral with the plate 62is a iin 71 having a projecting' end portion 72 adapted to engage theAunder face ot the tietop 16. The plate has at its innerrmargin boltholes 73 registering with two of the holes' 39 and through both of whichpass a pair of hook bolts 74 identical in construction with bolts 55.Upon the threaded ends 7 6 of the bolts 74 are nuts 78 engaging theportion 63 of plate 62. And upon the ends ot the bolts 74 are the headsor plates 80 registering in the lett hand pair of the two pairs ofopen*- ings 18. -It will benoted-that the plate 62 is easily removable..v

A rail brace for the web and head of each rail is provided. Thisconsists of a hollow 47, and in their upper forward marginswith'recesses 86 to receive vthe rail headv front of the sides and thefront wall are heldI clamped against the rail by an inclined bolt'V 89passing'through the holes 83 'and 53, and whose squared head 90registers in the cavityV an interme- Each of these coni-V 52 of theplate 47. A nut 91'on the outer `end of the bolt engages the top 82 oftheV brace. l l y ,Id/*hen joints occurbetween the rails I employ anobl-ong plate 92 having depending lips 94 upon both ends. rThis plate isapyplied to the bottom face of the'rail web walls adjacent walls 15. kThe joint may be further protected by a connecting anglebar comprising aplate 96 on the web 44, a lateral extension 97, and an inturnedflange'99 engaging the flange 43 and the plate 92. One endl of the'plate96, in the present instance extends to i a peint intermediate the railbrace and the rail, which is .permitted Vby reason ofthe space Y,betweenthe web 44 and the shorter of the bracewalls v84. The plate 96 ismaintained .in position by bolts 100 passing through openings 101 and102 in the plate and web respectively and held by nuts 103. L

It will be observed that the rails are braced against spreading andlocked against all lateral displacement, and securely held; that theparts are arranged and interengaged in such a manner as to permit quickdisassemblage and replacement of parts. This is further facilitated bythe tactthat all the bolts pass comparatively loosely through all thebolt holes. It will be further noted that the wooden blocks contributeto afford the ' ings and engaging the blocks, and bolts within. the.body'connecting the plates and body. 3. Ina device ofthecharacterdescribed,

a tubulary metallic bodycomprising a base, sides, anda top, the topbeing provided with recessed openings, and the sides beingprovided withopenings, supporting plates in thev recessed openings, and hooklbolt-scoinprising' shanks in the plates, laterali arms withinthebody, andheads on the bolts regisH tering in the said side openings.Y

4.V In a'w'device of-theY characterdescribed,` a tubular metallic bodyprovidedV with open ends and with recessed openingslin itsyup-V` perportion, wooden blocks-in the body below the openings,` supportingVplatesin the openings adapted tol engage the blocks, and

J. T.l PELCHAT.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION man Aue.29.1919. 1,331,670. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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